US Budget Watch 2020
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The Cost of the Trump and Biden COVID Response Plans
Read moreThe COVID pandemic has caused considerable economic damage and human suffering. Policymakers responded aggressively this spring to address the...
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Maya MacGuineas: Trump and Biden must answer critical budget questions
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently wrote an opinion...
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Factchecking Tax Claims in the 2020 Election
Read moreIn recent days, President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden have made several competing claims about the other's tax agenda. We summarize and...
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The Cost of the Trump and Biden Campaign Plans
Read moreWhoever is inaugurated on January 20, 2021, will face many fiscal challenges over his term. Under current law, trillion-dollar annual budget deficits...
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Maya MacGuineas: The debt is huge because Trump kept his promises
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently wrote an opinion...
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Comparing President Trump’s Record to His 2016 Agenda
Read moreDuring the 2016 campaign, US Budget Watch estimated that then-candidate Donald Trump’s proposed agenda would add $4.6 trillion to budget deficits...
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Understanding Joe Biden's 2020 Health Care Plan
Read moreDemocratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden has proposed a significant agenda to address health care coverage and costs. He...
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Would Joe Biden Significantly Raise Taxes on Middle Class Americans?
Read moreDuring the 2020 Republican National Convention, several speakers claimed that Democratic nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden would...
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Understanding Joe Biden's 2020 Tax Plan
Read moreFormer Vice President Joe Biden – the presumptive Democratic nominee for President in the 2020 election – has put forward a variety of tax proposals...
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Bernie Sanders's Coronavirus Relief Package
Read moreDemocratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) released his Priorities for the Next Coronavirus Relief Package, a plan to build on...
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How Much Does a Payroll Tax Holiday Cost?
Read morePresident Trump tweeted support for a one-year payroll tax cut Monday evening, saying: The Democrats in the House should propose a very simple one...
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Pete Buttigieg's Climate Change Plan
Read moreDemocratic presidential candidate and former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg has proposed a climate change plan with an end goal of getting...